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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.

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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
Business Person
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Record Producer
Television Producer
Writer
Queens
New York
Russell Wendell Simmons
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Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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People are murdering each other without any recourse... So we need to get in our communities and work from the inside out.
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I live in hip-hop. I don't find it to be offensive.
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The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
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In my heart, I know that marriage equality for every human being isn't a question of if, but only a matter of when. I ask those who feel that giving freedom to others somehow binds you, to please take a good look at what you are standing behind.
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I really, really try to be a good servant. It makes me happy when I'm a good giver without expectations.
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No matter where you're from or what you've done, you're never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.
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[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone - except the music industry itself.
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My experiences have been, from the very beginning, cultural and creative. And my business has been a way of exposing the culture, exposing the artists so that the world could hear and see them.
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There was a moment when I was watching Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in 'Badboys' that I felt, you know, inspired. I don't know if I was proud, because so many people do the work. Everyone's part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.
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